| Auroralumina Temporal range: Late Ediacaran,
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| Reconstruction of Auroralumina attenboroughii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Subphylum: | Medusozoa |
| Genus: | †Auroralumina Dunn et al., 2022 |
| Species: | †A. attenboroughii
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| Binomial name | |
| †Auroralumina attenboroughii Dunn et al., 2022
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Auroralumina is a genus of cnidarians from the Ediacaran of Charnwood Forest; the only species is Auroralumina attenboroughii.[1] It is the earliest known animal predator. Auroralumina is the oldest crown-group cnidarian.[1]
- ^ a b Dunn, F. S.; Kenchington, C. G.; Parry, L. A.; Clark, J. W.; Kendall, R. S.; Wilby, P. R. (25 July 2022). "A crown-group cnidarian from the Ediacaran of Charnwood Forest, UK". Nature Ecology & Evolution. doi:10.1038/s41559-022-01807-x. PMC 9349040.